Chapter 23 "Spring Wish"

After deciding on the path with the teacher, Chen Heng returned to the state of preparing for the exam. He no longer had to go to the school. Wang Xianming felt that there was nothing to teach him, so he allowed his disciples to review at home.

Chen Heng had no objection. He never needed anyone to urge him to study actively. He got up on time at dawn every day, first flipped through the books for half an hour to preview, then had breakfast, fed the chickens, and occasionally cleaned the cowshed.

Grandfather Chen Gaishan was very opposed to him doing these things at first, but fortunately Chen Heng said that doing this every day could relax his mind and make him read more deeply, so Chen Gaishan agreed.

However, he was absolutely not allowed to go to the fields, not even to deliver meals. Chen Heng thought about it and did not refuse. After all, for his family, the provincial exam was the most important thing at the moment.

After finishing the housework, until the time before lunch. Chen Heng would spend time on memorizing books. For things like the Four Books and the Five Classics, only by frequently flipping through them can new insights emerge. At least Chen Heng himself enjoyed this process.

Learning and practicing it from time to time, isn't it a pleasure? Maybe that's what it means.

The afternoon is used for writing essays. After the county exam, he already knows the way the examiners set questions now, and he can also set questions and test himself.

When the essay is finished, he can take it to Wang Xianming to see. Usually at this time, the school is about to end, and the teacher and student can just close the door to discuss.

Yes, the teacher finally accepted the students who came from the county. Chen Heng thought it was good, otherwise he would go to Yangzhou to study in the future, and he would have to worry about the stubborn old man in the countryside, which would make him worry.

This is good, the teacher has found the joy of teaching again, and Chen Heng can worry less.

The peaceful and repetitive days passed silently, but they were not meaningless. In this process, the power that quietly accumulated will take root in the body.

"Brother, brother..."

It was Shuangxi who pushed the door in. He was about to be three years old, and it was time to be interested in the outside world. Everyone in the family was busy, and the second aunt also wanted him to have more contact with Chen Heng, so Shuangxi was very close to his eldest brother. On weekdays, he liked to run to his eldest brother's room.

Yes, Chen Heng already had his own room, and he was very excited about it. He also asked his father to make him a wooden bookshelf to store the books he copied by himself.

"Shuangxi, come here. Hahaha, sit here, eldest brother."

Chen Heng clapped his hands and smiled and took Shuangxi's outstretched hand. This child is a little chubby and has a round face. It makes people like him. Chen Heng likes to pinch his face the most, and the touch is too good.

"Big brother, I want to read a book."

"Okay, big brother will teach you to read."

Chen Heng chuckled, picked up Shuangxi and put him on his stool. He turned around and took down his handwritten "Three Character Classic" from the bookshelf.

This version was his previous practice, because the handwriting is neat and there are no typos or corrections. Chen Heng saved it, originally wanting to keep it as a souvenir, but now it just happened to be used for Shuangxi.

But Shuangxi was still young after all, and his vocabulary was limited. As the elder brother, Chen Heng just thought of it as playing with his younger brother. He took the lead and said, "When a person is born..."

"When a person is born."

"The nature is good."

"The heart is good."

The child's accent was still a little unsure, but Chen Heng didn't care. He just smiled and encouraged, "Then let's read it together again, "When a person is born, the nature is good."

Shuangxi was about to open his mouth to read, and the door was opened again. Chen Heng turned his head and saw that it was his second uncle who had returned home at some point.

"Hahaha, I knew Shuangxi was here with you." Chen Huaijin stood outside the door, his eyebrows as proud as spring swallows, as if they would fly out at any time.

"Second uncle..." Chen Heng was very helpless and said, "I'm teaching Shuangxi to read."

"Ah, it's the second uncle's fault, the second uncle's fault. Shuangxi, follow your brother and study hard. "Chen Huaijin's eyebrows didn't fly out in the end, and he immediately pulled them down, retracted his raised feet, and closed the door with both hands.

After a while, the door quietly opened a crack again, and a thick hand put a bag of things into the door through the crack.

"Heng'er, the snacks inside are bought by me in town. If you are tired of reading, remember to eat."

As the door closed again, no one disturbed him this time. Chen Heng shook his head and turned Shuangxi's eyes back to the "Three Character Classic".

The slow but hearty reading sound came to the outside through the closed door. Chen Huaijin squatted on the ground, with his back against the door, looking at the gradually red clouds outside the sky, and couldn't control his silly smile.

His silly look was discovered by Chen Qi, who had just returned from the field. Seeing his second brother grinning at the door of his son's room, Chen Qi was also puzzled.

"What are you doing at Heng'er's door? "Chen Qi scolded.

Chen Huaijin raised his finger and put it to his mouth. He whispered, "Brother, please speak softly. You are disturbing the children's reading."

Chen Qi was speechless and rolled his eyes and left. He had worked in the fields all day and was very tired. But Chen Huaijin didn't let him go and chased after him, "Brother, brother, do you think Heng'er and Shuangxi look like us when we were kids?"

"Impossible." Chen Qi shook his head decisively, "Shuangxi is more sensible than you at first glance."

"You can see it with your eyes. If it's me, Heng'er doesn't look like you at all."

"Huh?"

"No, no, I mean Heng'er looks like our father. He doesn't like to talk and just works hard."

"Humph."

"Hey, brother, why are you still pretending in front of me? Among the bad things I did when I was young, you were not involved in that one. My father only knew how to beat me at that time, and he thought I was the one who did it."

"Ahem, cough, cough, you're such an old man, why do you worry about these things all the time?"

"Yes, I am also thirty, and Xian'er is eight years old."

Listening to his brother's sudden emotion, Chen Qi looked over in surprise. This kid has been heartless since he was a child, but now he has begun to learn to be sad and sad?

The two brothers looked at each other for a long time. The worry on Chen Huaijin's face suddenly disappeared. He raised his hand and touched his face, "Fortunately, I still look young, not as old as you, eldest brother."

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"What are you two brothers doing?" Ms. Zhou stood in the yard with her arms akimbo, shouting at the two brothers playing in the corner, "In a few years, I will be a grandpa, why are you still acting like this all day long?" , Huaijin, don’t tease your brother.”

"Mom, it was the eldest brother who made the move first."

"You must be the one who moved your mouth first. Come here quickly and lead the cow back to the shed."

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March 25th is the day Chen Heng sets out on his journey. The road from Shanxi Village to Yangzhou takes six days at the fastest. Although the government examination was on April 10th, considering that he would have to rest in an inn for a few days after arriving in Yangzhou, Chen Heng had no choice but to leave early.

There is no way, transportation in this era is so inconvenient.

Mother had already packed the luggage clearly, and she didn't know what Gu had stuffed in it. It was a thick baggage. When Chen Heng saw it, everyone was dumbfounded and joked at Gu: "Mom, are you going to kick me out? Why are there so many things?"

Who knows, he just finished speaking. Mrs. Gu's tears started flowing out and she couldn't stop them. Chen Heng was easy to talk and persuade, so he allowed Mrs. Gu to speak her mind.

"It will take you a month to go back and forth. Since you were a child, have you ever been away from your mother for so long? When you were three years old, your mother was scared to death without you in front of her. Heng'er, promise your mother, no matter how the exam goes, You must come back safely.”

"I saved it, mother, don't worry, my father is with me."

It's a pity that no matter how Chen Heng and Chen Qing tried to persuade them, Gu's tears couldn't stop. In the end, Chen Qi couldn't stand it anymore and persuaded the two children to leave, leaving only himself and Gu in the room.

I don’t know what Chen Qi did, but when he said goodbye today, Gu’s expression had improved a lot.

Chen Heng saw this and felt relieved.

He looked at the people who came to see him off, including his grandparents, his second uncle's family, his mother, his sister, his wife, and the students in the school.

"Let's send everyone here." Chen Heng stood at the entrance of Shanxi Village and bowed to everyone.

To his left was a sparkling pond, with several wild ducks swimming happily on the water. On the right side are jujube trees swaying in the spring breeze. The morning light breaks through the clouds and the morning glow spreads thousands of miles away. It is a good weather for a long journey.

The red beam of light shines on the faces of relatives and friends, lighting up the expectations in their eyes like torches. Chen Heng did not feel pressure, but instead felt infinite power bursting out in his body.

"Go early and come back early. Grandma is waiting for you."

"Double happiness, tell your brother quickly and wish him high school."

"Heng'er, if you encounter anything when you go out, just stay away. If you really get into trouble, just come back and tell your second uncle. Your second uncle will go over and help you."

"He is going to take an exam. Do you think he is going out to play?" Chen Gaishan began to educate his son again.

Chen Heng saw everything in his eyes and was speechless. Wang Xianming, who was also speechless in the crowd, just nodded towards him with a smile.

The relationship between their teachers and students, the moment they looked at each other, they understood each other's feelings.

"Brother, senior brother," the students who came to see him off shouted, "Why don't you write a poem about this situation? Maybe it will become a good story in the future."

Chen Heng raised his eyebrows, "Hey, you are trying to test me."

He folded his hands behind his back, just as a spring breeze came, blowing everyone's hair, beards and robes. Chen Heng unconsciously raised his head, his clear and resolute eyes looking directly at the blue sky above his head through the canopy of trees above his head.

Chen Heng chuckled lightly, bowed deeply to everyone, turned around, held Chen Qi's hand and left slowly. When the students were disappointed, the roaring March spring breeze was mixed with childish tones.

"How can frost and dust cover up the splendor, and the misty waves are full of admiration for the green clouds. I want to imitate the people of Bashao today, picking up the east wind and returning home at night."

Dongfeng?

Is it the east wind that sends me up to the blue clouds with its power?

The students looked into the distance, and the figures, one large and one small, were already drifting away. They looked at each other and bowed in unison: "I wish my senior brother that he will get his wish and take the high school entrance examination."

"Volume 1, End"

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